Device for the transmission of power



Sept. 20, 1932. I c, T, WALTQNA 1,878,078

DEVICE FOR THE TYRANSM'ISSION 0F POWER Filed July 5,'1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i Patented Sept. 2o, 1,932

UNITED )sraxrE-sl PATENT oFFlcE CLIFFORD T. 'W.AI[-.TON, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO C. F. BURGESS DAIBORA- TORIES, INC., F MADISON, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE nnvrcn non THE TRANSMISSION Vor" rownn i Application led July 3,v 1930. SerialNo. 465,629.

regulable torque.

Other and further objects will become apparent as the following description pro- V gresses which is to be taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isan end view with certain parts broken away of one embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a part sectional view along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig-3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 4 is a sectional vi 4-4 of Fi g3.

The device illustrated in Figs. 1 and2 is in the general lformof a pulley which is adapted to transmit power from the driving belt to the shaft or vice versa. For purposes of convenience and illustration it may be assumed that power is'to'be transmitted from'the belt to the shaft 1 and-that-in the particular application illustrated, said shaft is mechanicallyconnected to the shaft of a paper mill drying roll. It is rigidly fastened to or may be integral with a circular plate and 4 comprise the housing of themechaj-v nism andy may be bolted-to internal gear 'a lateral arcshaped ew along the line 2 which 'rests against the interior face of endmember 23 as shownor may be otherwise formed. The cylindrical exterior surfaceA projection, which willbe called block' 9. The varc-shaped surfaces of block 9 are smooth.

Rigid connection is maintained between circular plates 2 and 14 by means of one or more pins' or pinlike projections 10 from block 9 which engage cooperating holes in plate 14.'

Plate-14 has a cylindrical projection 11 integral' with or xed to its interior surface. Projection 11 serves as a spindle or shaft for the free rotation of pinion 15. The teeth of internal gear 23 and pinion 15 mesh along their uppermost portions when they are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The

vends of the teeth of the pinion and-the gear pass along the inner and outer arc-shaped surfaces respectively ofgblock 9. The surfaces are machined to provide an exact machine iit. Chambers 21 and 22 arethus provided between the ends of block- 9 and the Iteeth of gear 23 and pinion 15. Chambers 21 and 22 are adapted to receive a liquid such as oil and are connected with each other by means ofa closed circulating system comprising channels. and 6 which communicate with chambers 21 and 22 respectively and traverse plate 14 and shaft 16. Channel 5 vterr'ninates in a peripheral groove 36 in the end portion of shaft 16. Surrounding groove 36 is a packing gland which is adapt- .ed vto transmit the oil to pipe 37. The pack-r ing' gland comprises grooved collar 38 which fits into groove 36 and which itself has an annular groove upon its internal face. Collar 38 also hasl radial holes at intervals along its length. vFitting.against the outer corners of collar 38 are twol ring members 39. -Between the two ring members v39 space is left ed. Channel 6 communicates with piping system 24, fluid-tightness being provided by st ufling box 25. y Pipe 24 leadsto .Y ervoir 7which'comprises a valve lbody 27,

combination valve and ressurrounding reservolr. The interior of valve body 27 1s of smooth cylindrical shape and constitutes the valve seat. Valve 28 is a pisto n which `is adapted to move up and down w1th1n body 27. Valve 28 supports platform 33 which is adapted to have weights 13 placed thereon. Springs may be used in place 'of weights 13, such springs being properly arranged to urge valve 28 toward its closed position with the desired pressure. The upper portion of the side wall of valve body 27 has an opening 18 therein. The side wall of reservoir 7 has an opening 19 therein into which piping 37 is connected.

The operation of the device is as follows: With belt 34 driving gear 23 in a counter clockwise direction as it isviewed in Fig. 1, the lteeth of gear 23 and pinion 15 move to the right relatively to block 9. With chamber 21 filled with oil, such movement of the teeth causes the entrapment of small quantities of oil within the spaces between adjacent teeth. The oil is thus transferred' from chamber 21 to chamber 22. As the teeth of the gear and pinion pass out of chamber 22 they mesh with each other and substantially' all of the oil is forced out of the spaces between the teeth. lThus there is practically no direct return of oil from lchamber 22 to chamber 21. Such return'is provided for by means of the closed circulation system heretofore described. The oil passes out of cham- 'ber 22 into channel 6, thence thru piping 24,

valve mechanism 7, piping 37, packing gland 41, between ring members 39, through the holes-and groove in collar 38, into groove 36 l and thence through channel 5 into chamber 21.

In the event that the valve 28 is opened wide, permitting free iowof oil therethrough' the device will merely act asI an oil circulating system and shaft 1 will remain stationary.

If, however, resistance is offered by means of valve 28 to the flow of oil, pressure will be built up within chamber 22 proportional to the resistance offered by Valve `28. Further transfer of oil from chamber 21 to chamber 22 is only accomplished by forcing oil into chamber 22 against this pressure. The entire mechanism, except the valve and piping, is-

relatively free to revolve, depending upon the resistance to rotation offered by the load upon shaft 1.` The only way in which the transfer of oil into chamber 22 can be preventedisby the rotation of block 9 with the gear and pinion. When the pressurewithin chamber 22 becomes suficientto overcome the resistance offered to the rotation of shaft 1, block 9 will rotate with the pinion and gear. The torque transmitted to shaft 1 is, therefore, proportional to the pressure within the cham-- ber 22 which in turn is proportionalto the resistance offered to the flow of the oil byA valve mechanism 7. An important advan- .by forcing oil from the tage is that the torque isindependent of the viscosity of the liquid used and the velocity of the driving member. The regulation of the resistance to low through valve 7 is accomplished by regulating the weight or sprlng which piston 28 is made to carry.

In stating the relation of one part to another of my improved transmission'device,

described-as followsz'yAssume that the yoil in chamber 22 is under pressure, the meshing of gear 23 with pinion 15 is accomplished only spaces between the teeth back into chamber 22 againstthe pressure therein. The small quantities' of oil in 4from chamber 21` to the spaces act as deformablewedges tending to lock the two gears together. Any resist- -ance to the free intermeshing of the two gears exerts a force upon spindle 11 whlch 1s eccentric of the axis of rotation of shaft 1 and.

hence exerts a torque upon the interlocked shafts 1- and 16. The torque, again, 1s proportional to the pressure witliin chamber .22, which in turn is proportional to the resistance offered to the flow of oil throughvalve 7.

The ,closed circulating system mus* have sufficient capacity to freely pass the maximum quantity of oil which the transmisslon mechanism is liable to pump to take carepf conditions under which it is desired to malntain shaft 1 stationary while Ibelt 34 and gears 23' are running.

Figs. 3 and 4' illustrate a transmission device which voperates upon piston displacement principle.

Within stationary housing` 42` shafts 43 and 44 are rotatably mounted. It is immaterial whether power is received from shaft 43 and delivered by shaft 44 or vice versa but for convenience I will consider shaft 43 as beingthe driving shaft. Shaft 43 may be keyed or otherwise rigidly connected to r0- tati'ng bracket member 45, which is shown asbeing mounted upon ball bearings in housing` 42." Pistons 46, 47 48 and 49 are slid'- ably mounted upon the inside of bracket 45 as will be explained hereinafter.

Shaft 44 is also shown as upon ball bearings in housing 42. Upon the being jonrnalled. i.

, inner end of shaft 44 there is an eccentric free to rotate thereupon. Collar ,51 carries a pluralit of cylinders-52, 53, 54 and 55, arranged in radial relation. Each cylinder has an opening 56 in its inner end.' Register- '5. ing with openings 56 are transverse slots 57 and 58 in crank 50. Channels 59 and 60 extend longitudinally through crank 50 and shaft 44 and communicate respectively with slots 57 and '58. lChannels 59 and 60 terminate in a closed liquid circulating system and pressure-regulating valve 63 'similar to y that described in connection with'the device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and a repetition of such description is not considered necesv sary.

The operatlon of the device is as follows.

The circulating 'system is lled with liquid,

preferably oil and a source of power causes rotation of shaft 43. As vmentioned heretomounted upon flattened portions 61 of the inner side of bracket 45. Surfaces 61 are spaced equal distances radially from 'theaxis of bracket 45. As viewed in Fig. 4 the pistons are free to move sidewise but their axes are maintained perpendicular to surfaces 61. Thus rotation of bracket 45 causes rotation i of collar 51. The center line of crank 50 is' eccentric of the axis of rotation of bracket 45,' hence the axisof rotation of collar 51 is eccentric of that of bracket 45. y

With crank 50 remaining stationary and bracket 45 rotating in the direction indicated -by the arrow of Fig. 4 piston 47 is moving inwardly in cylinder 53. Oil is being pumped into channel 60, thence through the circulating system and pressure regulating valve. returning through channel59, and into cylinder 55.

Openings 56 in the. cylinders are smaller 'than the ends of the portion 62 of crank 50 which lies between slots 57 and 58. This is necessaryl in order to prevent the free How of oil betweenlslots 57 and 58 at all times.v This does not interfere with the pumping' action of pistons 46 and 48 since at that moment they are not pumping any4 oil because their movement relative to their cooperating cylinders is nil. Any appreciable overlapping of the sides of openings 56 by portion v62 must be avoided to guard against the interference which will otherwise result. As long as 'no resistance is oferedto the ilow of oil in the circulating system, bracket stationary. When resistance is offered to the iow of oil, pressure isbuilt up in cylinderA against the surfacesof crank 50 and slot 58.

Such pressure may beresolved into accomponent offorce acting through the center line 'of crank 50. Since the centerline of 65 crank 50 is eccentric of the axes of rotation solve the problem cally,

45 will revolve freely while v'crank 50 remains,

with slot 58. This pressurel will be exertedl of shaft 44, a torquewill be exerted upon theA latter, which will be in proportion to the pressure within the cylinders in communicai tion with slot 58, which in turn will be in proportion to the pressure resistance offered to the flow of oil through the circulating' sysdriving member of the transmission device is considered to vcompriseshaft 43, bracket 45, pistons 46, 47, 48, and 49, and collar 51 with lits cylinders, while the driven member is considered to be crank 50 and shaft 44.

The relation of shafts -43 and 44 may be reversed at will; In the event that it is desired to use shaft 44 as thedriving shaft, the

direction of rotation must be the reverse ofl that indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4 or else pressure regulating valve 63 must be reversed in its relation to channels 59 and 60 to' adapt vit to the function of building. up a pressure in channel 59 instead of 60.A u

My regulable torque transmission devlce is particularly useful in connection with paper mill drying equipment of the type comprising a succession of revolving heated drums or rolls over which the wet web of '.pgper is passed and dried.' It is a fact well own in the paper-making industry, that as a paper web is dried, more or less shrlnkage takes place, depending upon the character of the paper fibers and the mode of drying. If,y each successive drum revolvles at the same surface speed, a longitudinalitension is built up as the paper becomes mor and more dry until a point been devised vfor dryer rolls, most of them providing for a fixed decrease of the speed of successive rolls. Such arrangements do not unless paper stock of the same character is used at all times. Practlof attainment, if not impossible. Individual batches of pa er stock which shrinks more than the shrin age allowed for will rupture,

Iwhile tha-t which shrinks less will Vaccumulate between the rolls, both of which conditions are troublesome and unsatisfactory.

With my improved transmission device it is possible to adjust .the pressure-regulating valve so that the driven shaft will transmit torque suiiicient to overcome the frictionalresistance to rotation of the dryer drums .but in- `means ofpressure-regulating valve 63. The l is reached at which the. web .becomes ruptured. Many types of .drlves have such a condition is extremely diiiicult .I

suicient to rupture the paper web. In such manner compensation for shrinkage of the paper Web becomes automatic. v g

My transmission device is not limited 1n its application tojpaper mill dryers but is adaptable to a wide range of uses where the transmission of aA regulable torque is desired.

It will be noted thatmy improved transmission device comprises essentially a liq;

uid pump, and while but two-types of suc v v o not wish to be limited to such as the appended claims are limi-te umps. are illustrated it is understood that I' es except contemplate using any suitable type of positive force pump, as exemplified by pumps-of the displacement type.'

What I claim is:

1. Mechanism for transmitting regulable torque com rising, in combination, aA casing driving an driven members mounted in sald casing for relative rotation, a plurality of cylinders and a plurality of pistons mounted upon said driving member,linlet and outlet passages in said driven member communieating with said cylinders whereby a liquid may be drawn in-to and discharged from said cylinders through said passages by said pistons by relative rotation of said members, a

i nesting said i-nlet and'outlet passages, and.`

condult connecting said inlet and outlet passages, and means in said conduit for opposin with regulable pressure the How of liqui through said conduit. I

2. Mechanism for transmitting regulable torque comprising, in combination, a casing, drivingl and' driven shafts mounted in said casing for relative rotation, a crank upon one of.y said shafts, a plurality of cylinders rotatably mounted upon said crank, a plurality of pistons mounted for rotation with the second-v 1 shaft and adapted to rotate with and reciprocate in said cylinders upon relative rotation A of said shafts, inlet and outlet passages through said' first shaft and said crank communicating with said cylinders, wherebyla liquid may be drawn into and discharged from-said cylinders througl said passages byv relative rotation of said shafts, a conduit conmeans in said conduit for opposing with re ulalle pressure the flow of liquid through said con uit.

In testimony whereof, I-lhave subscribed my name.

CLIFFORD T. wAL'roN.

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